This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Direct And Indirect Speech – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mr. Smith said, "I want you to do your task."The indirect speech is ..... A) Mr. Smith said that he wanted me to do my task. B) Mr. Smith said, he wanted me to do my task. C) Mr. Smith said that he wants me to do my task. D) Mr. Smith said that he wants you to do your task. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. Smith said that he wanted me to do my task. 2. He said he had arrived before you. A) He said, " I arrive before you.". B) He said, " I was arriving before you.". C) He said, " I am arriving before you.". D) He said, " I arrived before you.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said, " I arrived before you.". 3. My mother told us, "Your grandmother will be arriving in Singapore tomorrow." A) My mother asked us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the tomorrow. B) My mother tells us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the tomorrow. C) My mother told us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the next day. D) My mother said us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My mother told us that our grandmother would be arriving in Singapore the next day. 4. When we asked her, Jiang told us that she ..... a ghost. A) Did never see. B) Never saw. C) Had never seen. D) Never seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had never seen. 5. "Don't be late!" She ..... A) She told me not to be late. B) She told me to be late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me not to be late. 6. Identify the sentence whether it is a direct or indirect speech. He said, "Get out of my house immediately." A) Direct speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 7. "It will be a wonderful trip, " Ani said. We can say that Ani said that ..... A) It would be a wonderful trip. B) It was a wonderful trip. C) It will be a wonderful trip. D) It is a wonderful trip. E) It would have been a wonderful trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) It would have been a wonderful trip. 8. Change the following sentence to Reported Speech- "I will call you tomorrow, " said the artist. A) The artist said that he would call me the tomorrow. B) The artist said that he would call me the next day. C) The artist said that he will call me the next day. D) The artist said that he will call me tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The artist said that he would call me the next day. 9. Transform the following statement into indirect speech: "I solve the jigsaw puzzle, " says Jayvee. A) Jayvee said that he solved the jigsaw puzzle. B) Jayvee says that he solves the jigsaw puzzle. C) Jayvee says that he solved the jigsaw puzzle. D) Jayvee said that he solves the jigsaw puzzle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jayvee says that he solves the jigsaw puzzle. 10. WHAT IS THE EXAMPLE OF INDIRECT SPEECH A) HONEST IS BEST POLICY. B) HE SAID THAT HONESTY IS BEST POLICY. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HE SAID THAT HONESTY IS BEST POLICY. 11. Which is the correct meaning of this indirect speech?"Have you been to Bambarakanda Falls?" he asked. A) He asked if I want to go to Bambarakanda Falls. B) He asked if I had been to Bambarakanda Fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked if I had been to Bambarakanda Fall. 12. He says, "I am reading a book." A) He says that he is reading a book. B) He says I am reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He says that he is reading a book. 13. "Be careful; the steps are very slippery", I warned him. A) I told him to be careful and the steps are very slippery. B) I warned him to be careful and steps were very slippery. C) I warned him to be careful as the steps are very slippery. D) I warned him to be careful as the steps were very slippery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I warned him to be careful as the steps were very slippery. 14. Mother: "We are going to have supper" . Mother says ..... A) They were going to have supper. B) They won't have supper. C) That they would have supper. D) They are going to have supper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were going to have supper. 15. Change:The injured women exclaimed, "will none of your help me?" A) The injured women demanded wether anybody would help her. B) The injured woman asked if anybody could help her or not. C) The injured woman inquired of me if I would help her. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The injured women demanded wether anybody would help her. 16. "It is too late to go out, " Alice said. A) Alice said it is too late to go out. B) Alice said that it was too late to go out. C) Alice is saying that it is too late to go out. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alice said that it was too late to go out. 17. He asked me whether you were ready or he should wait. A) He said to me, "Is she ready or shall I wait?". B) He said, "Are you ready or should I wait?". C) He said me, "Were you ready or should I wait?". D) He said, "Are you ready or not?". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said, "Are you ready or should I wait?". 18. Bobby says, "I see the rainbow" .He tells me that he ..... the rainbow. A) See. B) Had seen. C) Saw. D) Sees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sees. 19. Which of the following sentences is the correction for this incorrect indirect speech?:"George said I need help with my homework." A) George said he needs help with his homework. B) George said, "I need help with my homework.". C) "George said he needs help with his homework. D) George said, I need help with my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George said he needs help with his homework. 20. Jeff said, "My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow" . A) Jeff said that his mother had been taking the bus to work the next day. B) Jeff said that my mother was taking the bus to work the next day. C) Jeff said that his mother is taking the bus to work the next day. D) Jeff said that his mother was taking the bus to work the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jeff said that his mother was taking the bus to work the next day. 21. Choose the best translation to this sentenceXyd felt burnt out and said, "I've been studying a lot." A) He thinks that the reason for his feeling of restlessness is because he's been studying a lot. B) He was feeling burnt out and said he have been studying a lot. C) He said he was very studious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was feeling burnt out and said he have been studying a lot. 22. Rama said, "All the boys were singing" .Choose the correct Indirect Speech for this. A) Rama said that all the boys had been singing. B) Rama said that all the boys were singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rama said that all the boys had been singing. 23. He said to him, 'Thank you for your kind help.' A) He thanked him for his kind help. B) He asked him for his kind help. C) He requested him for his kind help. D) He told him for his kind help. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He thanked him for his kind help. 24. What tense does 'can' change to in indirect speech? A) Might. B) Should. C) Would. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 25. John said, ' two wrong don't make a right.' A) John said that two wrong don't make a right. B) John said that two wrong didn't make a right. C) John said that two wrong didn't made a right. D) John said that two wrong don't made a right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John said that two wrong don't make a right. 26. Tobby said, "I am trying to fix the broken handle."Tobby said that he ..... Trying to fix the broken handle. A) Had been. B) Was. C) Were. D) Has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 27. Last week, David telephoned the school and said that he ..... to school because he had a headache. A) Couldn't come. B) Didn't come. C) Doesn't come. D) Wasn't come. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't come. 28. He said, "My master is writing letters." A) He said that his master was writing letters. B) He said that my master is writing letters. C) He said that my master are writing letters. D) He said that his master are writing letters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that his master was writing letters. 29. He said, "Let us have dinner here." A) He said that we should have dinner there. B) He proposed that we had dinner there. C) He asked if we wished to have dinner there. D) He said that we had dinner there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that we should have dinner there. 30. Passe esta frase para o Discurso Indireto:We said: "We are here" . A) We said that he is here. B) We said that she was here. C) We said that we were here. D) We said that he was here. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We said that we were here. 31. It doesn't have quotation marks. A) Persuasive Speech. B) Argumentative Speech. C) Indirect Speech. D) Direct Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indirect Speech. 32. Choose the best translation to this sentenceThe class said, "let's strive for the best this semester." A) They mentioned that they will be making their parents proud by striving for the best. B) The class said that they will strive for the best this semester. C) The class encourage one another this semester. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The class said that they will strive for the best this semester. 33. "Please bring your own plates and spoons, " she told us. A) She suggest us to bring our own plates and spoons. B) She suggests us to bring our own plates and spoons. C) She suggested us to bring our own plates and spoons. D) She has suggested us to bring our own plates and spoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She suggested us to bring our own plates and spoons. 34. Elisha said, "I can speak English language fluently" . A) Direct Speech. B) Indirect Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 35. "I've been to France only once, " said Jerry. A) Jerry said he has been to France only once. B) Jerry said he had only been to France once. C) Jerry said he was in France once. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jerry said he had only been to France once. 36. The tense in speech does not change when the reporting verb is A) Present tense. B) Past tense. C) Perfect tense. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present tense. 37. Change the following into Direct Speech-The doctor told me that the climate of that capital wouldn't suit me. A) The doctor said to me, "The climate of this capital won't suit you. B) The doctor asked me to not suit the climate. C) The doctor was said to not being suited by the climate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The doctor said to me, "The climate of this capital won't suit you. 38. "We like working on Sundays because we get double pay, " explained the builders. A) The builders explained that they like working on Sundays because they got double pay. B) The builders explained that they liked working on Sundays because they had got double pay. C) The builders explained that they liked working on Sundays because they get double paid. D) The builders explained that they liked working on Sundays because they got double pay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The builders explained that they liked working on Sundays because they got double pay. 39. "Go to that drawer and bring me the scissors, " David told his brother A) David tells his brother to go to that drawer and bring him the scissors. B) David says his brother to go to that drawer and bring him the scissors. C) David is telling his brother to go to that drawer and bring him the scissors. D) David told his brother to go to that drawer and bring him the scissors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) David told his brother to go to that drawer and bring him the scissors. 40. "What is the time?" A) Can you tell me what is the time?. B) Can you tell me what the time is?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can you tell me what is the time?. 41. Divya said, "I am going out of town." A) Divya said that she is going out of town. B) Divya said that I am going out of town. C) Divya said that she went out of town. D) Divya said that she was going out of town. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Divya said that she was going out of town. 42. I told him, "I shall call you soon." A) I told him that I should call him soon. B) I told him that I would call him soon. C) I told him that I should called him soon. D) I told him that I would called him soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I told him that I would call him soon. 43. Punctuate the sentence. Have you forgotten she asked A) "Have you forgotten?"she asked. B) "Have you forgotten", she asked. C) "Have you forgotten, "she asked. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Have you forgotten?"she asked. 44. The scientist said, "Let us try out this technique." Convert to Indirect Speech A) The teacher proposed that they should try out that technique. B) The scientist said that let us try out this technique. C) The scientist proposed that they should try out that technique. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientist proposed that they should try out that technique. 45. Samuel asked his mom, "Is that a bird, mom?" A) Samuel asked his mom to get the bird. B) Samuel said to his mom that that is a bird. C) Samuel asked his mom if that was a bird. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Samuel asked his mom if that was a bird. 46. Which verb is used to introduce direct speech? A) Mentioned. B) Said. C) Spoke. D) Answered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said. 47. Convert direct to indirect-He says, '' I am tired." A) He said that he is tired. B) He said that he was tired. C) He says that he is tired. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He says that he is tired. 48. Indirect speech:Laura asked me how Ten would get here.Direct speech: ..... A) Laura asked, "How will Ten get here?". B) Ten tells something to Laura. C) Laura asked me how Ten will get here. D) Laura asks, "How would ten get here?". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laura asked, "How will Ten get here?". 49. How do we write the following in direct speech? Tolu said I am feeling sick today. A) Tolu said, "I am feeling sick today?. B) Tolu said, "I am feeling sick today" . C) Tolu said "I am feeling sick today.". D) Tolu said, "I am feeling sick today.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tolu said, "I am feeling sick today.". 50. My mother said, "Do your homework."My mother ..... A) Told me to do my homework. B) Said that I should do my homework. C) Told me that I did my homework. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told me to do my homework. 51. Sita said, "Kamala works very hard" .Turn it into Indirect Speech. A) Sita said that Kamala worked very hard. B) Sita said that Kamala works very hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sita said that Kamala worked very hard. 52. "Tidy your room!" She ..... A) She told me to tidy my room. B) She told to tidy my room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me to tidy my room. 53. He said, "I'm very busy today." He said ..... A) He had been very busy that day. B) I'm very busy today. C) He was very busy that day. D) He is very busy today. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was very busy that day. 54. Convert the following into Indirect Speech-Aarshia says, "The sun rises in the East." A) Aarshia said the sun rose in the east. B) Aarshia says that the sun rises in the east. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aarshia says that the sun rises in the east. 55. Choose the correct option:She said, 'My parents are going to Karachi.' A) She said that her parents were going to Karachi. B) She said that my parents going to Karachi. C) She said that her parents are going to Karachi. D) She said that my parents gone to Karachi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that her parents were going to Karachi. 56. Now, ago, today and tomorrow are a few examples of Adverbs of time of Indirect speech. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. How much reward did the children get for good reports? A) Fifty pence. B) Twenty five pence. C) Ten pence. D) Forty pence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twenty five pence. 58. Change this sentence to Indirect speech.He asked, "Can you find my glasses?" A) He asked me if I could find his glasses. B) He asked me if I could find his glass. C) He me to find his glasses. D) He ordered me to find his glasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me if I could find his glasses. 59. The girl said, "How happy I am!" A) The girl exclaimed that she was very happy. B) The girl said how happy she was. C) The girl said that she is very happy. D) The girl exclaimed that she is very happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The girl exclaimed that she was very happy. 60. "Do you like chocolate?" asked Tom to her. A) Tom asked her whether she liked chocolate. B) Tom asked her if she liked chocolate. C) Both are correct. D) Neither is correct. 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